I would save more money and upgrade both.

i'm getting at least 500 soon, so i should be able to upgrade both by next week. but i want to get one today. i'm thinking about getting a processor today, then next week a 200-300$ graphics card

What are your full specs? The power supply model (not just wattage rating) is important as well.

There's no reason to spend so much on a graphics card for Call of Duty.

r00t wrote What are your full specs? The power supply model (not just wattage rating) is important as well.

There's no reason to spend so much on a graphics card for Call of Duty.

Well, i plan on playing BF3 also. I forgot to mention I only have an AM2 socket. i have an Nspire 450w..... just by looking at it i'm a little ticked. When i purchased he claimed it had a 1000w

You could wait 4 days and get money from Christmas and upgrade both?

TTG_M3OW wrote

r00t wrote What are your full specs? The power supply model (not just wattage rating) is important as well.

There's no reason to spend so much on a graphics card for Call of Duty.

Well, i plan on playing BF3 also. I forgot to mention I only have an AM2 socket. i have an Nspire 450w..... just by looking at it i'm a little ticked. When i purchased he claimed it had a 1000w

You're pushing six years on that CPU... You'll need to upgrade the mobo, CPU, RAM, and PSU if you want to get by in BF3. You sure you just have $150 for the upgrade before the graphics card? If you had ~$400 for the whole thing it would be better.

TTG_M3OW wrote

r00t wrote What are your full specs? The power supply model (not just wattage rating) is important as well.

There's no reason to spend so much on a graphics card for Call of Duty.

Well, i plan on playing BF3 also. I forgot to mention I only have an AM2 socket. i have an Nspire 450w..... just by looking at it i'm a little ticked. When i purchased he claimed it had a 1000w

Ouch!!

Yeah, after looking more into this PC i'm going to fully upgrade.. but will 500-600 be enough for a full upgrade?+case? because i'm not to sure this one will suffice

TTG_M3OW wrote Yeah, after looking more into this PC i'm going to fully upgrade.. but will 500-600 be enough for a full upgrade?+case? because i'm not to sure this one will suffice

Haha, that's a completely new build. Are the hard drive and optical drive SATA and do you want to use them with the new hardware? If the HDD is a low RPM, it might be better to use it as a data drive (assuming you don't want a new HDD with a greater capacity) and get a lower capacity SSD to put Windows and applications on. Otherwise, $500 or $600 can get you some very capable gaming builds.